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Feeding Your Gadget and Tech ObsessionsTue, 03 Mar 2015 18:47:39 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1Withings Activité Pop finally melds watch and smartshttp://www.slashgear.com/withings-activite-pop-finally-melds-watch-and-smarts-04361966/
http://www.slashgear.com/withings-activite-pop-finally-melds-watch-and-smarts-04361966/#commentsMon, 05 Jan 2015 02:05:31 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=361966Withings turned heads with its first smartwatch, the Activité, approaching the wearables market from the timepiece end rather than the gadget mindset. The result was a fitness tracker that didn't look like an oversized Livestrong band, but while it certainly felt the part from a wristwatch perspective, at $450 it certainly wasn't an option for the mass market. Enter the … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/withings-activite-pop-finally-melds-watch-and-smarts-04361966/feed/0Withings debuts Activite Pop: $150 health watchhttp://www.slashgear.com/withings-debuts-activite-pop-150-health-watch-04361814/
http://www.slashgear.com/withings-debuts-activite-pop-150-health-watch-04361814/#commentsSun, 04 Jan 2015 15:00:45 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=361814As CES draws even closer, health wearables company Withings has just announced a new, more affordable version of its Activite health watch. Priced $300 less than the top-tier model, the Activite Pop comes in three new colors and will be available this March for $150. The Activite Pop maintains the appearance of a regular analog watch at quick glance, but … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/withings-debuts-activite-pop-150-health-watch-04361814/feed/0Microsoft said to be working on “Arcadia” game , app streaminghttp://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-said-to-be-working-on-arcadia-game-app-streaming-17359714/
http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-said-to-be-working-on-arcadia-game-app-streaming-17359714/#commentsWed, 17 Dec 2014 11:30:53 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=359714Prophesied by pundits long ago, game streaming, and consequently game rentals, might be the way we consume and play interactive entertainment in the future. Sony is already doing it with PlayStation Now. NVIDIA has just jumped in with GRID. And now it seems that Microsoft is actively developing something similar, codenamed "Arcadia". That said, this streaming technology might go beyond … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-said-to-be-working-on-arcadia-game-app-streaming-17359714/feed/0Titanfall re-released as “Deluxe Edition”http://www.slashgear.com/titanfall-re-released-as-deluxe-edition-19356323/
http://www.slashgear.com/titanfall-re-released-as-deluxe-edition-19356323/#commentsWed, 19 Nov 2014 18:31:24 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=356323This week you'll find the re-release of Titanfall as Titanfall Deluxe Edition for PC and eventually Xbox One. This version of the game will cost LESS than the original release of the game and will include all DLC released since the game was originally launched. This should serve to summon a new wave of players to the game to keep … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/titanfall-re-released-as-deluxe-edition-19356323/feed/0Surface drives nearly billion dollar revenue for Microsoft in Q1http://www.slashgear.com/surface-drives-nearly-billion-dollar-revenue-for-microsoft-in-q1-23352224/
http://www.slashgear.com/surface-drives-nearly-billion-dollar-revenue-for-microsoft-in-q1-23352224/#commentsThu, 23 Oct 2014 21:07:17 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=352224This quarter is a rather good one for Microsoft's Surface tablet lineup, that's for certain. Their financial crew reported Microsoft Financial 2015 Q1 results today, showing the Surface Pro 3 to have driven Surface revenue up to $908 million for the quarter. Microsoft's Devices and Consumer revenue grew 47% to $10.96 billion overall, while total Xbox console sales were 2.4 … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/surface-drives-nearly-billion-dollar-revenue-for-microsoft-in-q1-23352224/feed/13Xbox Live is down (sort of), it’s not just youhttp://www.slashgear.com/xbox-live-is-down-sort-of-its-not-just-you-17334007/
http://www.slashgear.com/xbox-live-is-down-sort-of-its-not-just-you-17334007/#commentsTue, 17 Jun 2014 21:04:50 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=334007This afternoon you may be having trouble connecting to your best buddies on Xbox Live with your Xbox One or Xbox 360. You are not alone. There’s a service disruption going on that started a bit after mid-day that continues through to the time this article is first posted. The service disruption to Xbox Live has hit two games in … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/xbox-live-is-down-sort-of-its-not-just-you-17334007/feed/1Titanfall update: online-only put to the test as CTF returnshttp://www.slashgear.com/titanfall-update-online-only-put-to-the-test-as-ctf-returns-23330338/
http://www.slashgear.com/titanfall-update-online-only-put-to-the-test-as-ctf-returns-23330338/#commentsFri, 23 May 2014 21:54:14 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=330338The folks at Respawn entertainment are being tested by fans of their first massive title Titanfall. As an online-only, multiplayer-only release, this game was going to see some hurdles as it was released in such a unique fashion. One very recent way in which Titanfall has been tested is in the release, retraction, and re-release of the game mode Capture … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/titanfall-update-online-only-put-to-the-test-as-ctf-returns-23330338/feed/0I can finally recommend Windows Phonehttp://www.slashgear.com/i-can-finally-recommend-windows-phone-15325293/
http://www.slashgear.com/i-can-finally-recommend-windows-phone-15325293/#commentsTue, 15 Apr 2014 19:17:29 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=325293It’s taken a while - two major generations and a couple of updates - but Windows Phone finally feels ready to take on Android and iOS with confidence. I’ve always had a soft-spot for the platform, and appreciated its minimalistic UI charms and quiet simplicity, even as I’ve been frustrated by its incomplete feature list and patchy third-party app support. … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/i-can-finally-recommend-windows-phone-15325293/feed/28Remote GameStream Review with NVIDIA SHIELDhttp://www.slashgear.com/remote-gamestream-review-with-nvidia-shield-07323984/
http://www.slashgear.com/remote-gamestream-review-with-nvidia-shield-07323984/#commentsMon, 07 Apr 2014 13:01:58 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=323984It’s not often that we review the services of a device we’ve reviewed in the past, but the opening of the gates NVIDIA is providing here in the SHIELD, we must. When NVIDIA SHIELD was first introduced, the service that would eventually be called GameStream showed how we might mirror PC games to a handheld gaming system, and control them … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/remote-gamestream-review-with-nvidia-shield-07323984/feed/0Xbox Live is down: it’s not just Titanfallhttp://www.slashgear.com/xbox-live-is-down-its-not-just-titanfall-04323811/
http://www.slashgear.com/xbox-live-is-down-its-not-just-titanfall-04323811/#commentsFri, 04 Apr 2014 20:40:08 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=323811This afternoon alerts have been sent out to users of the game Titanfall for Xbox One and PC. This alert shows that Xbox Live members and those playing Titanfall through Origin are having a tough time connecting to games - the whole lot is connected through one system, as it were, working with Windows Azure. If you have a peek … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/xbox-live-is-down-its-not-just-titanfall-04323811/feed/2Titanfall Xbox 360 release detailedhttp://www.slashgear.com/titanfall-xbox-360-release-detailed-04323783/
http://www.slashgear.com/titanfall-xbox-360-release-detailed-04323783/#commentsFri, 04 Apr 2014 15:43:05 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=323783The final first-wave version of Titanfall is nearly here. It’s been confirmed and re-confirmed several times at this point, finally landing on the 8th of April, and today those responsible for its development are speaking up. What we’re to understand this week is that the final presentation is really a looker - despite technical limitations. While the Xbox 360 isn’t … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/titanfall-xbox-360-release-detailed-04323783/feed/2Microsoft chases lead in web security with SSL for devshttp://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-chases-lead-in-web-security-with-ssl-for-devs-03323621/
http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-chases-lead-in-web-security-with-ssl-for-devs-03323621/#commentsThu, 03 Apr 2014 16:36:44 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=323621If there's been a theme online over the past couple of years, it's the rise of web service hacks and privacy blunders, and Microsoft is hoping to help developers keep their users safer with a push for SSL. Currently, getting an SSL certificate - which allows the browser to authenticate what it's showing with the legitimate company behind it - … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-chases-lead-in-web-security-with-ssl-for-devs-03323621/feed/0Titanfall Matchmaking v2 released as BUILD 2014 sings Azure praiseshttp://www.slashgear.com/titanfall-matchmaking-v2-released-as-build-2014-sings-azure-praises-03323616/
http://www.slashgear.com/titanfall-matchmaking-v2-released-as-build-2014-sings-azure-praises-03323616/#commentsThu, 03 Apr 2014 15:47:49 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=323616This week at BUILD 2014, representatives of Microsoft’s cloud computing technology Azure spoke up on the launch and continued serving of Titanfall. The game’s sessions are all hosted on the cloud - over 100,000 Azure virtual machines were being used on launch day. Also hosted in the cloud - as the entire game is there, as it were - is … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/titanfall-matchmaking-v2-released-as-build-2014-sings-azure-praises-03323616/feed/0Bulletstorm removed from Steam: Games for Windows Live casualties expandhttp://www.slashgear.com/bulletstorm-removed-from-steam-games-for-windows-live-casualties-expand-20321440/
http://www.slashgear.com/bulletstorm-removed-from-steam-games-for-windows-live-casualties-expand-20321440/#commentsThu, 20 Mar 2014 14:42:45 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=321440This week you’ll notice that the game Bulletstorm is no longer available on Valve’s gaming client Steam. While no explicit reason has been given, this is just one of a variety of games that will need (or will have needed) patching as Microsoft gets rid of Games for Windows Live on the first of July, 2014. Meanwhile, the Games for … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/bulletstorm-removed-from-steam-games-for-windows-live-casualties-expand-20321440/feed/9Age of Ascent aims at world record for largest video game battlehttp://www.slashgear.com/age-of-ascent-aims-at-world-record-for-largest-video-game-battle-14320743/
http://www.slashgear.com/age-of-ascent-aims-at-world-record-for-largest-video-game-battle-14320743/#commentsFri, 14 Mar 2014 21:06:05 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=320743As attempts at getting people to pay attention to your crowd-funding venture go, aiming for a world record with the Guinness book of world records isn’t the worst idea you could have. The team at Illyriao Games are attempting to break the world record for "World’s Largest Videogame PvP Battle" today starting at 7pm GMT / 3pm Eastern / noon … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/age-of-ascent-aims-at-world-record-for-largest-video-game-battle-14320743/feed/0Titanfall preload live on Origin: all 49.99GB of ithttp://www.slashgear.com/titanfall-preload-live-on-origin-all-49-99gb-of-it-07319949/
http://www.slashgear.com/titanfall-preload-live-on-origin-all-49-99gb-of-it-07319949/#commentsFri, 07 Mar 2014 18:19:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=319949It’s time to get pre-loading for Titanfall with Origin. Users will be able to download most of the package required for them to play the game - the rest will come in on the 11th of March, next week. Meanwhile this game has begun arriving at retailers, at least in the UK. In the United Kingdom the shop known as … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/titanfall-preload-live-on-origin-all-49-99gb-of-it-07319949/feed/6Titanfall pre-orders cancelled in South Africa: Azure MIAhttp://www.slashgear.com/titanfall-pre-orders-cancelled-in-south-africa-azure-mia-07319938/
http://www.slashgear.com/titanfall-pre-orders-cancelled-in-south-africa-azure-mia-07319938/#commentsFri, 07 Mar 2014 17:27:29 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=319938It would appear that - as the internet is required to play Titanfall no matter where you play it - weak performance in South Africa has prompted cancellations of pre-orders. At the moment it does not appear that this has happened in any other region in which Titanfall is being sold, only in South Africa. While previous reports had South … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/titanfall-pre-orders-cancelled-in-south-africa-azure-mia-07319938/feed/3Office 365 to work with eSignature soon as Microsoft pens DocuSign dealhttp://www.slashgear.com/office-365-to-work-with-esignature-soon-as-microsoft-pens-dodusign-deal-17317195/
http://www.slashgear.com/office-365-to-work-with-esignature-soon-as-microsoft-pens-dodusign-deal-17317195/#commentsMon, 17 Feb 2014 19:52:20 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=317195This week the folks at Microsoft responsible for keeping Office at the head of every office’s mind have made clear their intent to move forward with signatures. In this case, this means that they’ve signed a deal with DocuSign so that their reputable electronic signature authorization - eSignature - will work with Office 365. The deal here will allow Office … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/office-365-to-work-with-esignature-soon-as-microsoft-pens-dodusign-deal-17317195/feed/1Titanfall Beta servers down: Microsoft working on fixhttp://www.slashgear.com/titanfall-beta-servers-down-microsoft-working-on-fix-14317040/
http://www.slashgear.com/titanfall-beta-servers-down-microsoft-working-on-fix-14317040/#commentsFri, 14 Feb 2014 22:25:35 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=317040This afternoon servers are in short supply for the Titanfall Beta, owing to a bug rather than to a final limitation for the game. According to Respawn Entertainment developer Jon Shiring, Microsoft is both aware of the bug and is working on a fix right this minute. You'll encounter this situation in gameplay when you see the message "no servers … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/titanfall-beta-servers-down-microsoft-working-on-fix-14317040/feed/56Microsoft boosts Internet of Things team with wearable teasehttp://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-boosts-internet-of-things-team-with-wearable-tease-11316532/
http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-boosts-internet-of-things-team-with-wearable-tease-11316532/#commentsTue, 11 Feb 2014 20:16:47 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=316532Microsoft is tooling up for a big push into the Internet of Things (IoT), a run on new hires to the team suggests, with hints that consumer tech like wearables and automotive could be on the agenda. The company has been relatively quiet on its plans for computing as it spreads beyond PCs, tablets, phones, and consoles, though the IoT … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-boosts-internet-of-things-team-with-wearable-tease-11316532/feed/3Meet Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s anti-Ballmerhttp://www.slashgear.com/meet-satya-nadella-microsofts-anti-ballmer-04315643/
http://www.slashgear.com/meet-satya-nadella-microsofts-anti-ballmer-04315643/#commentsTue, 04 Feb 2014 17:39:02 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=315643Satya Nadella wears hoodies. He understands the rules of cricket. More importantly, the newly-named Microsoft CEO understands hardware, something Steve Ballmer has struggled to convince the company, its board and investors, and indeed its OEM partners and customers, that he does over the course of his tenure. "I want us to be able to take our focus and innovation forward" … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/meet-satya-nadella-microsofts-anti-ballmer-04315643/feed/7Microsoft Photosynth adds super-high res graphics and new Spin sceneshttp://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-photosynth-adds-super-high-res-graphics-and-new-spin-scenes-10308252/
http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-photosynth-adds-super-high-res-graphics-and-new-spin-scenes-10308252/#commentsTue, 10 Dec 2013 16:54:57 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=308252Microsoft's Photosynth 3D photo tool may not be the company's best-known product, but it probably deserves to be, with new features today that add high-resolution graphics for immersive 60-megapixel scenes. The update, which Microsoft promises are as smooth as the footage you'd get from a Steadicam rig, uses intelligent processing of multiple frames of the same scene, so that for … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-photosynth-adds-super-high-res-graphics-and-new-spin-scenes-10308252/feed/0Steve Ballmer bids final farewell to stockholdershttp://www.slashgear.com/steve-ballmer-bids-final-farewell-to-stockholders-07300515/
http://www.slashgear.com/steve-ballmer-bids-final-farewell-to-stockholders-07300515/#commentsMon, 07 Oct 2013 21:56:09 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=300515As exiting CEO of Microsoft Steve Ballmer steps down from his post as most electrifying man to present a product onstage, he also sends out a more solemn letter to the shareholders of the company. Here in the final 2013 Fiscal Year annual report, Ballmer makes the case for the change of Microsoft to a devices and services company as … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/steve-ballmer-bids-final-farewell-to-stockholders-07300515/feed/2Google Chromecast gets iFixit teardown treatmenthttp://www.slashgear.com/google-chromecast-gets-ifixit-teardown-treatment-26291924/
http://www.slashgear.com/google-chromecast-gets-ifixit-teardown-treatment-26291924/#commentsFri, 26 Jul 2013 20:08:05 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=291924A lot of gadgets have passed through the halls of iFixit, getting their turn on the chopping block and having their internal guts dissected. Some of them have been extremely difficult to open up, while others are pretty easy. The Chromecast, on the other hand, is just a piece of nothing if you ask the iFixit folks. They didn't even … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/google-chromecast-gets-ifixit-teardown-treatment-26291924/feed/1Xbox One Live Cloud gets multiplayer kudos from Titanfall devshttp://www.slashgear.com/xbox-one-live-cloud-gets-multiplayer-kudos-from-titanfall-devs-25287833/
http://www.slashgear.com/xbox-one-live-cloud-gets-multiplayer-kudos-from-titanfall-devs-25287833/#commentsTue, 25 Jun 2013 12:28:19 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=287833Microsoft may have junked its demands for Xbox One always-on connectivity, but game developers like Titanfall's Respawn are doing their level best to persuade you to keep the next-gen console hooked up, with Xbox Live Cloud processing the carrot. The server-side crunching - which Microsoft has previously described as in effect three virtual consoles adding their processing abilities to that … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/xbox-one-live-cloud-gets-multiplayer-kudos-from-titanfall-devs-25287833/feed/33Xbox One used games policy leak claims limited discounts and publisher cuthttp://www.slashgear.com/xbox-one-used-games-policy-leak-claims-limited-discounts-and-publisher-cut-24283449/
http://www.slashgear.com/xbox-one-used-games-policy-leak-claims-limited-discounts-and-publisher-cut-24283449/#commentsFri, 24 May 2013 10:54:51 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=283449Used game sales on the Xbox One will use a digital authorization system requiring the console to validate titles against Microsoft's servers every 24 hours, retailer leaks have suggested, also building in a cut for both Microsoft and publishers with each transaction. Microsoft had confirmed that pre-owned games sales would be permitted on the new console, but declined to detail … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/xbox-one-used-games-policy-leak-claims-limited-discounts-and-publisher-cut-24283449/feed/24Microsoft BUILD registration open now – early bird gets the discount!http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-build-registration-open-now-early-bird-gets-the-discount-02276144/
http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-build-registration-open-now-early-bird-gets-the-discount-02276144/#commentsTue, 02 Apr 2013 16:01:31 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=276144Developers hoping to jump aboard the Microsoft BUILD ship should get their clicking fingers out now because Early Bird registration has begun! Those of you developers out there that find themselves amongst the first 500 signing up for the conference today through http://www.buildwindows.com/ will be grabbing a $500 USD discount under the price that the rest of the crowd will … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-build-registration-open-now-early-bird-gets-the-discount-02276144/feed/0Microsoft confirms Windows Bluehttp://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-confirms-windows-blue-27275499/
http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-confirms-windows-blue-27275499/#commentsWed, 27 Mar 2013 17:02:45 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=275499We've been hearing a lot about Windows Blue through the grapevine, but Microsoft has finally confirmed that something dealing with the codename "Blue" is coming eventually. While the company specifically mentioned that a product with "Blue" in the title wouldn't be hitting the market, it seems that all of these recent leaks and rumors may have validity. If you're not … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-confirms-windows-blue-27275499/feed/3Microsoft BUILD 2013 set for June 26-28 in San Franciscohttp://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-build-2013-set-for-june-26-28-in-san-francisco-26275351/
http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-build-2013-set-for-june-26-28-in-san-francisco-26275351/#commentsTue, 26 Mar 2013 19:11:53 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=275351Microsoft's BUILD developer conference was held in October last year, but it looks like the company is moving the event to accomodate the warmer weather. Microsoft has announced that BUILD 2013 will take place June 26-28 in San Francisco, California. If you're a developer interested in attending, mark your calendars now. We attended Microsoft's BUILD 2012 conference and the company … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-build-2013-set-for-june-26-28-in-san-francisco-26275351/feed/1Expired SSL certificate causes Microsoft Azure outageshttp://www.slashgear.com/expired-ssl-certificate-causes-microsoft-azure-outages-23270828/
http://www.slashgear.com/expired-ssl-certificate-causes-microsoft-azure-outages-23270828/#commentsSat, 23 Feb 2013 21:32:51 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=270828It looks like Microsoft has had its fair share of problems this week. Microsoft Azure, a cloud-based computer platform, suffered from outages yesterday beginning at 4:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time. Though people could assume that it's because of the recent cyber attack Microsoft experienced, it unfortunately is just a case of a minor oversight. According to Microsoft, the outage that … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/expired-ssl-certificate-causes-microsoft-azure-outages-23270828/feed/17Microsoft to acquire StorSimple cloud storage providerhttp://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-acquire-storsimple-cloud-storage-provider-16252290/
http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-acquire-storsimple-cloud-storage-provider-16252290/#commentsWed, 17 Oct 2012 00:11:06 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=252290Microsoft will acquire StorSimple Inc., a cloud-integrated storage (CiS) provider, according to an announcement released earlier today. With this acquisition, Microsoft will amp up its Azure platform while gaining ground on competitors like Rackspace and Amazon. The terms of the deal have not yet been disclosed. Says Michael Park, corporate vice president of Microsoft's Server and Tools Division: “Customers faced … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-acquire-storsimple-cloud-storage-provider-16252290/feed/0Microsoft announces PhoneFactor acquisitionhttp://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-announces-phonefactor-acquisition-04250479/
http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-announces-phonefactor-acquisition-04250479/#commentsThu, 04 Oct 2012 23:37:04 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=250479Today Microsoft announced that it has purchased PhoneFactor, a company that specializes in phone-based multi-factor authentication. Unlike a lot of the acquisitions we've been hearing about lately, Microsoft is actually giving us details when it comes to what the company plans to do with PhoneFactor. According a blog post penned by Microsoft's Bharat Shah, Microsoft will "further integrate PhoneFactor's technology … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-announces-phonefactor-acquisition-04250479/feed/5New Xbox tipped in Microsoft job listinghttp://www.slashgear.com/new-xbox-tipped-in-microsoft-job-listing-09242412/
http://www.slashgear.com/new-xbox-tipped-in-microsoft-job-listing-09242412/#commentsThu, 09 Aug 2012 16:44:01 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=242412According to a job listing popping up this week, "in the next 18 months" there's going to be a whole new batch of Microsoft products including not least of all a whole new Xbox. This job listing says quite specifically what the new hire will be working on, it including no less than a year and a half of efforts … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/new-xbox-tipped-in-microsoft-job-listing-09242412/feed/0SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: July 26, 2012http://www.slashgear.com/slashgear-evening-wrap-up-july-26-2012-26240471/
http://www.slashgear.com/slashgear-evening-wrap-up-july-26-2012-26240471/#commentsThu, 26 Jul 2012 23:48:24 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=240471Happy Thursday, everyone. We're just about ready to wrap up another work week, but before we do that we need to wrap up today. So what made news in the tech world on this Thursday? For starters - Rovio hints at potential level editor coming to Angry Birds. And moving right along to a much more well-established company, with not-as-good … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/slashgear-evening-wrap-up-july-26-2012-26240471/feed/0Microsoft Azure fails in Western Europehttp://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-azure-fails-in-western-europe-26240432/
http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-azure-fails-in-western-europe-26240432/#commentsThu, 26 Jul 2012 18:11:41 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=240432Microsoft's Azure cloud service went down for a while today in Western Europe, leaving those who use its virtual servers without access to them. ZDNet reports that the failure began around lunchtime UK time, and stayed down for a decent part of the early afternoon. Luckily, the outage didn't last too terribly long, as Microsoft now has the service back … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-azure-fails-in-western-europe-26240432/feed/1Microsoft BUILD 2012 puts developer focus on Windows 8 and WP8http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-build-2012-puts-developer-focus-on-windows-8-and-wp8-25240201/
http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-build-2012-puts-developer-focus-on-windows-8-and-wp8-25240201/#commentsWed, 25 Jul 2012 15:31:10 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=240201Microsoft has announced the dates for BUILD 2012, its next big developer conference, held at the Microsoft campus the week after Windows 8 goes on sale. Kicking off October 30 and running until November 2, BUILD 2012 will focus not only on the new desktop platform - and its ARM-focused Windows RT counterpart - but cover Windows Phone 8, Windows Azure, Server2012, … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-build-2012-puts-developer-focus-on-windows-8-and-wp8-25240201/feed/0Microsoft reveals Chinese cloud startups in Azure schemehttp://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-reveals-chinese-cloud-startups-in-azure-scheme-05237289/
http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-reveals-chinese-cloud-startups-in-azure-scheme-05237289/#commentsThu, 05 Jul 2012 15:22:08 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=237289Microsoft has revealed its first batch of Chinese start-ups picked for its Accelerator for Windows Azure innovation program, as the company attempts to gain a foothold in the huge and potent market. Ten pre-"A" stage startups have been selected from a choice of 46 candidates, and will get Microsoft's stewardship for the next six months as well as two years … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-reveals-chinese-cloud-startups-in-azure-scheme-05237289/feed/02013 Shelby GT350 gets new options and colorshttp://www.slashgear.com/2013-shelby-gt350-gets-new-options-and-colors-29236432/
http://www.slashgear.com/2013-shelby-gt350-gets-new-options-and-colors-29236432/#commentsFri, 29 Jun 2012 10:27:04 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=236432Shelby American has announced changes in available options for the 2013 Shelby GT350. One key change is that Shelby American will be limiting the production of the 2013 GT350 to only 350 units constructed at its Las Vegas facility. Buyers of the 2013 model year car will get a lot more color options to choose from. Shelby American is now … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/2013-shelby-gt350-gets-new-options-and-colors-29236432/feed/0Microsoft Connected Car plans include Kinect, WP8 and the cloudhttp://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-connected-car-plans-include-kinect-wp8-and-the-cloud-25235418/
http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-connected-car-plans-include-kinect-wp8-and-the-cloud-25235418/#commentsMon, 25 Jun 2012 11:05:27 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=235418Microsoft is looking to bury its Kinect, Windows Phone, Windows 8, Bing and other technologies into your next dashboard, with a job listing outlining the ambitions of the next-gen Connected Car Platform. The advert sketches a telematics system that can pulls together "speech, gestures, face tracking, augmented reality, vehicle networking, navigation, [and] entertainment" that turns simple cars into "intelligent assistants." "For the next … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-connected-car-plans-include-kinect-wp8-and-the-cloud-25235418/feed/1Microsoft forced to apologize for penis songhttp://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-forced-to-apologize-for-penis-song-10233068/
http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-forced-to-apologize-for-penis-song-10233068/#commentsSun, 10 Jun 2012 16:55:13 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=233068Microsoft is a global company, so sometimes the software giant has to tailor its message depending on what region it's in, but even cultural differences can't possibly describe what was going through the minds of whoever set up a recent developer event in Norway. Microsoft is now playing damage control over a bizarre and borderline offensive dance routine that was … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-forced-to-apologize-for-penis-song-10233068/feed/44